Minami-Urawa Station
Encyclopedia
is a railway station in Minami-ku, Saitama
, Saitama Prefecture
, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company
(JR East).
linking Saitama Prefecture with central Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, and the orbital Musashino Line
. Many Keihin-Tōhoku services originate and terminate at this station.
Minami-ku, Saitama
is one of the ten wards of Saitama located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.On April 1, 1889, various mergers took place in Kitaadachi District. On the same date in 1932, further mergers resulted in the formation of the town of Urawa. This town became a city with the same name in 1934...
, Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East).
Lines
Minami-Urawa Station is served by the Keihin-Tōhoku LineKeihin-Tohoku Line
The , is a railway line in Japan which connects the cities of Saitama, Kawaguchi, Tokyo, Kawasaki, and Yokohama. It is part of the East Japan Railway Company network. The line's name is derived from the characters for , and the...
linking Saitama Prefecture with central Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, and the orbital Musashino Line
Musashino Line
The is a railway line operated by the East Japan Railway Company . It links Tsurumi Station in Yokohama with Nishi-Funabashi Station in Chiba Prefecture, forming a 100.6 km unclosed loop around central Tokyo...
. Many Keihin-Tōhoku services originate and terminate at this station.